Where does “kloaknet” come from?
kloaknet (Danish) comes from Danish net, from German nett, from Middle Dutch net, from Old French net, from Vulgar Latin nittus, from Latin nitidus, from Latin nitere, from Latin niteo.
kloaknet (Danish): sewerage, sewer system
Definitions
- sewerage, sewer system
Ancestry of “kloaknet”, step by step
kloaknet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish net
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | net | visually pleasing and proper; well-groomed |
| 2 | German | nett | nice; friendly; likable; kind; sweet; helpful;... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | net | neat, decent, pretty |
| 4 | Old French | net | neat, decent |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | nittus | — |
| 6 | Latin | nitidus | shining, polished, glittering; handsome,... |
| 7 | Latin | nitere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | niteo | I am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 10 | Cebuano | -hi | — |